ANOTHER cycle question

[Brooke24]

Well, kind of a cycle question. My salinity appears to be at about 1.020. It’s not GREAT but I can obviously raise it easily since there are no fish or anything. The only thing I have added is my ammonium chloride and live bacteria. I’m wondering if I can just slowly add salt directly to the tank, since I only have live bacteria. No filter socks or anything right now since I’m on the first day of cycling. So- can I add a bit of salt every 30 minutes to raise salinity?

 

[lafarrow]

Salt it up my man. Nothing too fragile in your tank so dive in. Add slowly if you want practice or fix it at water change

 

[Brooke24]

Salt it up my man. Nothing too fragile in your tank so dive in. Add slowly if you want practice or fix it at water change

Sweet! Thanks so much!!!

 

[newbie2014]

With no live stocks, you can add salt directly in the tank.

FYI, according to Dr. Tim Hovanec ( the creator/owner of Dr. Tim Aquatics), low salinity (1.018-1.020) allows nitrifying bacteria to grow faster. And that's what he recommends for fishless tank cycling.

 

[Brooke24]

With no live stocks, you can add salt directly in the tank.

FYI, according to Dr. Tim Hovanec ( the creator/owner of Dr. Tim Aquatics), low salinity (1.018-1.020) allows nitrifying bacteria to grow faster. And that's what he recommends for fishless tank cycling.

Oh, really?

 

[Brooke24]

With no live stocks, you can add salt directly in the tank.

FYI, according to Dr. Tim Hovanec ( the creator/owner of Dr. Tim Aquatics), low salinity (1.018-1.020) allows nitrifying bacteria to grow faster. And that's what he recommends for fishless tank cycling.

Sweet!!!!! Thanks!

 

[newbie2014]

NP.

If you want more info, there's a video of him talking about aquarium cycling at MACNA.

 

[Brooke24]

Thank you!